Physician - Hospice/Palliative

Founded as Boulder Hospice in 1976, TRU Community Care is a nonprofit healthcare organization serving Boulder, Denver, and surrounding counties. With a mission to affirm life at every step of the journey with illness and loss, TRU provides a continuum of care through TRU Hospice, TRU PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), TRU Palliative Care, TRU Grief Services, and Landmark Memory Care.

Title: Physician - Palliative/Hospice Care
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am to 5pm
Location: This position will primarily be in the field, visiting patients in their homes, or in our Longmont inpatient unit
Pay: $229,270 to $283,888 per year
On Call: Our physicians take call Monday-Friday 8am to 5pm, to assist NPs and RNs with patient facing needs. They rotate the weekend on-call schedule every 4 weeks.

JOB SUMMARY

The Team Physician serves as an integral member of the interdisciplinary team by providing medical oversight to the care of hospice and home health patients and their families. This role will provide clinical support to the interdisciplinary team, as well as provide educational support.

The team physician will assist in educating the broader medical community about hospice and palliative home care and actively network with the community about end-of-life issues.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• License to practice medicine in the state of Colorado
• At least two years practice experience required
• Prior experience in hospice and/or palliative care
• Privilege eligibility in area hospitals
• Board certified in hospice and palliative medicine, preferred
• Knowledgeable of and adheres to Medicare, Medicaid and hospice and home health standards of practice
• Controlled substance license with current DEA license number
• Eligible or currently possess a Medicare/Medicaid UPIN number
• Must have professional liability insurance and TRU will reimburse the premium costs
• CPR Certification
• Must possess a valid Colorado driver’s license and proof of insurance with CO state minimum coverage
• Must successfully pass agency-required background checks and drug screening
• Must comply with agency health screening and immunization requirements
• Ability to type and/or dictate charting and billing into EHR and complete legibly in a timely manner for patient co-management with other physicians/midlevel providers, nurses and other care plan team members

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides medical consultation to all hospice staff and to attending physicians as requested to review appropriateness of referrals/admissions and care consistent with hospice and palliative care philosophy.
• Oversees medical services for patients on the hospice census, taking responsibility, in the absence of a primary physician, for primary medical management of patients.
• Participates actively in interdisciplinary team conferences, helping to develop and revise patient care plans and acting as a medical resource in determining approaches to individual patient care.
• Works with other staff physicians to assure coverage for IDT meetings and patient care visits when colleagues are on paid time off.
• Makes home visits, wherever the patient’s place of residence may be, to provide patient/family medical support and consultations to attending physicians and the interdisciplinary team.
• Takes responsibility for helping to establish appropriate clinical policies and procedures, including pain and symptom control protocols for hospice and home care patients.
• Shares on-call responsibilities with other physicians and nurse practitioners to assure availability of medical services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Authorizes as appropriate transfer of patients to the appropriate focus of care within the hospice program (i.e., transfer to care center, change to GIP, routine or respite status, call for continuous care).

TRU's Benefits (Eligibility Varies by Position/Status):

• Paid Vacation time
• 401(k) with match
• Health, dental, vision & life insurance
• FSA & HSA available
• Paid orientation
• Paid training
• PSLF Eligible Employer
• Referral & signing bonuses (if applicable)

To learn more about TRU Community Care, please visit  www.trucare.org.

TRU Community Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer